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Well, that is a very good question! It’s a cloth menstrual pad! Now, before you click away in disgust, give me a minute.

I haven’t ever really considered myself a feminist in the traditional sense. I’ve had many a long arg- er, discussion with other women and some men regarding this. However, I do feel that there are certain aspects of being not only a woman but also a human that we are WAY too concerned with their bodies and in my opinion, too grossed out to realize that it’s all normal. All of our secretions and functions, as long as they are normal, are something we should be glad are happening. It means we’re alive and well!

I was also a teenage girl once, so I understand being uncomfortable with all those “weird, icky” things our bodies are contending with...

This has been soooo long in the making. I’ve been working on my Funmentionables for years. I had a great idea, I’ve researched and tweaked and tried them out and tweaked some more. I’ve bought equipment and then had to tweak some more. I’ve gotten sidetracked by other things I want to make. Then there was always life going on. You know; work, school, family, etc.

So many tools have grown since I started my endeavor. Social media is now through the roof with options: Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, Google+, Tumblr, Flickr and a myriad of others. Sites to help you start your business: IndieGoGo, Kickstarter and more. Sites to help you sell your wares: Etsy, Artfire, Amazon; just to name a few...